Sequoia Capital
The venture firm Don Valentine founded in 1972.
Sequoia's business plan outline, from company purpose to why now and competition, is still one of the simplest structures for a pitch. It also published the seed decks of Dropbox and YouTube, two of the companies it backed early.
Read Sequoia Capital directlyIdeas
- Why now? How to answer it in your pitch deck
Sequoia's why now question: why hasn't this been built before? How to answer it with what changed, and how Dropbox and YouTube did.
Guides built on their advice
- How to show your insight and competitive advantage in a pitch deck
How to show what makes you special and why this works, with Dropbox's why-now slide and Uber's and Airbnb's advantages.
- How to show market size in your pitch deck
What the market slide must prove, why TAM, SAM and SOM say little on their own, and Gurley on not capping your market at today's size.
Best resources
- Writing a business plan · Sequoia Capital
Sequoia's outline, including why now and competition.
In the pitch deck library
- DropboxDropbox pitch deck2007 · Seed · $1.2M
Sequoia published this seed deck on Dropbox's IPO day.
- YouTubeYouTube pitch deck2005 · Series A · $3.5M
YouTube's founders presented to Sequoia in September 2005.
Get your deck reviewed the same way.
Comments on every slide, the words to change highlighted, and the 3 fixes that matter.